Rapid Transit in North Korea

Rapid Transit In North Korea

Pyongyang Metro
Chosŏn'gŭl 평양 지하철
Hancha 平壤 地下鐵
McCune–Reischauer P'yŏngyang Chihach'ŏl
Revised Romanization

Pyeongyang Jihacheo

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Puhŭng station Kaeson station Yonggwang station Yonggwang station

The Pyongyang Metro (Korean: 평양 지하철 P'yŏngyang Chihach'ŏl) is the metro system in the North Korean capital Pyongyang. It consists of two lines: the Chŏllima line (Korean: 천리마선) runs from Kwangbok (Korean: 광복) station in the southwest to Ragwŏn (Korean: 락원) station in the northeast, and the Hyŏksin line (Korean: 혁신선) runs north, from Puhŭng (Korean: 부흥) station on the banks of the Taedong to Pulgŭnbyŏl (Korean: 붉은별) station. The two lines intersect at Chŏnu (Korean: 전우) station. Daily ridership is estimated to be between 300,000 and 700,000.

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